A Guide to Chinese Martial Arts

( 中国武术指南 )

A Guide to Chinese Martial Arts is divided into three chapters. The
first chapter is about the origin, development and present situation of
wushu; the second introduces different styles of wushu, the eighteen
weapons, methods of wushu practice, the value of Chinese wushu; and the
last explains the main wushu styles such as chang quan (extended
boxing), taiji quan (great ultimate boxing) and shaolin quan (shaolin
boxing) with illustrations.

Written by wushu master Li Tianji, the former General Coach of the
China Wushu Team, and his assistant, Du Xilian, the book with about 500
illustrations is useful for learning how to practise wushu or simply to
learn more about this ancient Chinese martial art.